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Ministry of Defence
Press Release: OP Thangjing
Lunkholal Lhungdim, Chief of Dampi village, was kidnapped from Kaprang village of Churachandpur district, Manipur, by four armed individuals on 05 July 2019. A rescue operation was launched by Assam Rifles  in coordination with the local police which resulted in the release of the kidnapped individual on 06 July 2019.
Intense search operations resulted in the apprehension of a Kuki insurgent and recovery of a large cache of arms, ammunition and war like stores on 09 and 10 July 2019. The recoveries included:-
 AK 56 Rifle - One.
 MA-3 Rifle - Three
 M4AI Carbine - One
 HK 33 Rifle - One
 AK 47 Rifle - One
 12 Bore Rifle - Two
 Chinese hand grenade - One.
These timely operations have dealt a severe blow to the insurgent groups and exposed their nefarious designs of extortion and indulging in petty crimes.
Lt Col Harsh Wardhan Pande
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Prime Minister's Office
PM convenes Meeting to discuss ways to boost Toy manufacturing in India
PM says focus should be on use of technology & innovation and towards manufacturing quality products that meet global standards
Toys aligned with Indian culture and ethos should be used as pedagogical tools across all Anganwadi Centres and Schools for all-round development of children: PM
Toys can be an excellent medium to further the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’: PM
PM emphasizes the need to organize hackathons for innovations in toy technology and design
India should tap the huge potential in digital gaming arena by developing games that are inspired from Indian culture and folk tales: PM
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today held a meeting with senior Ministers and officials to discuss ways to boost manufacturing and global imprint of Indian toys.
Prime Minister said India is home to several toy clusters and thousands of artisans who produce indigenous toys which not only have cultural connect but also helps in building life-skills and psychomotor skills among children at an early age. He said such clusters should be promoted through innovative and creative methods.
It was informed that Indian toy market has huge potential and can bring a transformative change in the industry by promoting ‘Vocal for Local’ under AatmaNirbhar Bharat campaign. Prime Minister said focus should be on use of technology & innovation and also towards manufacturing quality products that meet global standards.
Impact of toys on psychomotor / cognitive skills of children and how it can become a means for societal change thereby helping shape the future generation of the Nation was also discussed.
Highlighting importance of toys in moulding a child’s mind, Prime Minister said toys aligned with Indian culture and ethos should be used as pedagogical tools across all AnganwadiCentres and Schools for all-round development of children. He even suggested that youth should be engaged to come up with innovative designs and toys that can instill a sense of pride towards National goals & achievements.
Prime Minister noted that toys can be an excellent medium to further the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ and exhorted that toys should reflect India’s value system and culturally established environment-friendly approach. He further suggested using tourism as a tool to promote India’s culture especially in regions which are renowned for handcrafted toys.
Prime Minister also emphasized the need to organize hackathons for youth and students for innovations in toy technology and design, including online games, to reflect Indian ethos and values.
Laying emphasis on fast growing digital gaming arena, Prime Minister said India should tap the huge potential in this area and lead the international digital gaming sector by developing games that are inspired from Indian culture and folk tales.
Ministry of Law and Justice
AFFORDABLE JUSTICE FOR WEAKER SECTIONS
Government is making every effort in providing access to justice to the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Other Backward Classes and other Economically Weaker sections of the society. National Legal Services Authority  has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities  Act, 1987 to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society including beneficiaries covered under Section 12 of the Act, to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities, and to organize Lok Adalats to secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on the basis of equal opportunities.
For this purpose, the legal services institutions have been setup from the Taluk Court level to the Supreme Court. The activities/programmes undertaken by Legal Services Authorities include legal aid and advice; legal awareness programmes; legal services/empowerment camps; legal services clinics; legal literacy clubs; Lok Adalats and implementation of victim compensation scheme.
To enable quick and equitable access to justice, National Legal Services Authority  has launched Legal Services Mobile App on Android and iOS versions to enable easy access to legal aid to common citizens.
Further, a scheme on Access to Justice titled “Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice in India” is implemented by the Government of India which aims to strengthen pre-litigation advice and consultation through Tele-Law ;ensure pan - India dispensation framework to deliver Pro Bono legal Services through Nyaya Bandhu  programme and to empower citizens through Pan India legal literacy and legal awareness programme. The Scheme embeds use of technology and developing contextualized IEC  material in regional / local dialect to support its intervention and to achieve easy accessibility of legal services to the poor and weakest sections of the society. All these services under the scheme are provided free of cost to all citizens including the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and other Economically Weaker sections of the society.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Law and Justice, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
Prime Minister's Office
Telephone Conversation between PM and President of Egypt
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on phone today with H.E. Mr. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt.
The leaders discussed the evolving global situation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and exchanged information about the steps being taken by their respective governments to protect their populations. They agreed on the utility of continuous exchange of experiences and best-practices, in order to learn from each other.
Prime Minister assured the Egyptian President that India would provide all possible support to ensure availability of pharmaceutical supplies during these difficult times. He also thanked President El-Sisi for the support being provided to Indian citizens present in Egypt.
The two leaders agreed that their teams would remain in touch to ensure close coordination and experience-sharing.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Cuba on cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post-facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding  between India and Cuba on cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine. The MoU was signed on 06th December, 2017 in New Delhi.
The MoU covers the following areas of cooperation:-
- Exchange & training of medical doctors, officials, other health professionals and experts;
- Assistance in development of human resources, health services and setting up of health care facilities;
- Short term training of human resources in health;
- Regulation of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and exchange of information;
- Promotion of business development opportunities in pharmaceuticals and others identified by parties;
- Procurement of generic and essential drugs and assistance in sourcing of drug supplies;
- Procurement of health equipment and pharmaceutical products;
- Any other area of cooperation as may be mutually decided upon.
A Joint Working Group  will be set up to further elaborate the details of cooperation and to oversee the implementation of this MoU.
Ministry of Finance
Tax incentives for International Financial Services centre
Transfer of derivatives and certain securities by non-residents exempted from capital gains tax
Non-corporate taxpayers operating in IFSC to be charged alternate minimum tax at concessional rate of 9% at par with minimum alternate tax applicable for Corporates
In order to promote trade in stock exchanges located in International Financial Services Centre , the Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Shri Arun Jaitley proposed to provide two more concessions for IFSC. Presenting the General Budget 2018-19 in Parliament here today, Shri Jaitley proposed to exempt transfer of derivatives and certain securities by non-residents from capital gains tax. Further, the Finance Minister added that non-corporate taxpayers operating in IFSC shall be charged Alternate Minimum Tax  at concessional rate of 9% at par with Minimum Alternate Tax  applicable for corporates.
The Government had endeavoured to develop a world class international financial services centre in India. In recent years, various measures including tax incentives have been provided in order to fulfil this objective.
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PIB Headquarters
Appointment of CFO
Smt.Radha Venkatakrishnan, General Manager, in charge of Balance Sheet Management Department and Chief Financial Officer of our Bank is superannuating on 30.11.2019.
Shri Bhuwan Chandra, General Manager, who has been attached to Balance Sheet Management Department, will be the Chief Financial Officer of our Bank, with effect from 01.12.2019.
Shri Bhuwan Chandra is Graduate in Agriculture and Post Graduate in Extension and Communication from GB Pant university of Agriculture and Technology, Pant Nagar. He had joined Indian Overseas Bank on 09.07.1984 as Direct Agriculture Officer and worked at various Branches under different capacities  in Rural/Semi Urban/Urban and Metro branches gaining rich experience and knowledge in all area of field operation and banking. He had also served as Chief Representative of the Bank for GCC countries at Dubai. . He also headed Kolkata II and Ahmedabad Region for over three years. . He was elevated as General Manager on 01.08.2019 and presently posted as General Manager  at Central Office of the Bank.
He carries with him vast knowledge and diversified experience in all operational banking areas such as International Banking, Priority Sector Credit, Credit Monitoring, Recovery, Advances and Audit & Compliance.
He was instrumental in driving business growth and effective NPA Management during his tenure as Regional Head.(
Ministry of Defence
Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh visits INS Shivalik and INS Sindhukirti at Visakhapatnam
Hon’ble Raksha Mantri, Shri Rajnath Singh, on his maiden visit to Eastern Naval Command, the Raksha Mantri was briefed on the operational readiness of the Command and other aspects of maritime and coastal security on the Eastern Seaboard on 30 Jun 19. Later he visited Indian Navy’s indigenously conceived design and constructed frontline stealth frigate INS Shivalik and Indian Naval Submarine Sindhukirti at Visakhapatnam. During the guided tour of the ship and submarine, the Raksha Mantri interacted with the crew members.
Addressing the naval personnel and Defence Civilians, the Raksha Mantri lauded the patriotic fervour of every sailor serving in the Indian Navy in maintaining constant vigil against maritime threat and safeguarding our Nation’s maritime interests. He also highlighted Indian Navy’s significant role in implementing India’s Act East Policy. He later interacted with them during Barakhana. The Raksha Mantri was also briefed about the Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft P8I prior to his departure to New Delhi.
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Ministry of Culture
The National Science Centre organizes Innovation Festival with the aims to foster a passion and aptitude for science and technology and to provide a unique platform to Innovative and creative Innovators.
The National Science Centre, Delhi organized the inaugural ceremony of the Innovation Festival today in New Delhi.
Realizing the importance of Innovation and the impact of experimentation and scientific method in shaping logical thinking among our community, the National Science Centre, Delhi is organizing Innovation Festival on March, 25th and 26th, 2023. It aimed to foster a passion and aptitude for science and technology and to provide a unique platform to Innovative and creative Innovators.
The festival was inaugurated by Prof. Balram Bhargava  President, NASI, Former Secretary, Department of Health Research, Govt. of India. Ex. DG, ICMR, New Delhi today. Dr. Prasun Roy, Head, Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety, DRDO, Delhi gave a lecture on Topic- "Polymer coating for blast and ballistic mitigation" at the inaugural ceremony.
The Valediction Ceremony will be Chaired by Dr. Debasis Mohanty, Director, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi 26th March, 2023 at 4.00 PM.
The Innovation Festival comprised of Innovation Fair, Creative Robo Design, Innovative Challenges for families, Family Science Quiz, Popular Science lecture, Workshop on Intellectual Property Right and Idea Contest.
Innovation Festival is open ended, encouraging and generous in Spirit. It is about participation of the public and for all age groups. It showcase and celebrate Invention, creativity and resourcefulness.
It also provides an opportunity to interact with makers from different technological world and supports discovery and exploration while introducing new tools for advance design. Its other objectives include fostering creativity in people and to make them agent of change in their personal life and in their community. During the festival, several contests will be organized for students and general visitors on prior registration basis.
The festival provides people an opportunity to showcase their innovative work and products made by them in the past. It’s a platform for Innovators to show their creative work and interact with others from various fields. It is interactive, with plenty of opportunities for hands on activities or Do it yourself for adults as well as kids.
Ministry of Defence
INS AIRAVAT REACHES JAKARTA WITH COVID RELIEF SUPPLIES TO INDONESIA
Indian Naval Ship Airavat arrived at the Port of Jakarta, Indonesia on 24 Jul 2021, carrying essential COVID-19 relief supplies. The ship has brought five Cryogenic containers containing 100 MT of Liquid Oxygen and 300 Concentraters to support Indonesia in its fight against the ongoing pandemic.
INS Airavat is a Landing Ship Tank  type of ship with a primary role to carry out amphibious operations and is capable of carrying multiple tanks, amphibious vehicles and other military cargo. The ship is also deployed for HADR relief operations and has been a part of various relief efforts across the Indian Ocean Region.
India and Indonesia enjoy close cultural and commercial ties. Both countries have been working together in the maritime domain towards a safer Indo-Pacific. The navies regularly carry out joint naval exercises in the form of bilateral exercises and coordinated patrols.
PIB Headquarters
PM visits Khadi pavilion, interacts with artisans at Vibrant Gujarat
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, on Thursday, visited Khadi and Village Industries Commission  pavilion at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019. He also visited a unique display showcasing theme of ‘Charkha se Chandrayaan’
Around 65 stall of KVIC supported units from all over India are displaying a range of products, including electric pottery wheels, a wide range of Khadi apparels and several other products made from which are hand made.
Honorable Prime Minister took time to interact with Khadi weavers and expressed his satisfaction to see rural artisans being benefitted by KVIC Schemes and Programmes.
On this occassion,KVIC Chairman expressed “I am sure that Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019 will give a unique platform to our talented artisans. It will also give a new boost to the Hon’ble PM’s vision of Local to Global,".
Corroborating similar views, KVIC Chief Executive Officer Preeta Verma said that the objective of participating in this mega event is to promote products manufactured by PMEGP, REGP and Khadi Institution beneficiaries. “It has evolved into a platform for brainstorming on agendas of global socio-economic development, in addition to being a facilitator for knowledge sharing and forging effective partnerships. One of the key highlights of the Khadi pavilion is the live display of electric pottery wheel functioning which demonstrates KVICs latest initiative towards empowering potter community of India ” she said.
It may be noted that the KVIC is an apex organisation under the Ministry of MSME, with regard to Khadi and Village Industries within India. It seeks to ‘plan, promote, facilitate, organise and assist in the establishment and development of Khadi and Village Industries in the rural areas in coordination with other agencies engaged in rural development wherever necessary.
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs
MCA revises threshold for paid up capital and turnover for Small Companies
In line with the vision of the Government of India, the definition under the Companies Act, 2013 for Small Companies has now been revised by increasing their thresholds for Paid up capital from “not exceeding Rs 50 lakh” to “not exceeding Rs 2 crore” & Turnover from “not exceeding Rs 2 crore” to “not exceeding Rs 20 crore” . This is expected to benefit more than two lakh companies in terms of lesser compliances, lesser filing fees and lesser penalties .
Small companies are the backbone of our corporate world. They represent the Entrepreneurial aspirations & Innovation capabilities of lakhs of citizens. They contribute to employment and GDP in a very substantial manner. The Government has always been committed to taking measures which create a more conducive business environment for such law abiding companies, including reduction of compliance burden on such companies.
Some of the benefits of reduction in compliance burden for over 2 lakh companies as a direct consequence of the revised definition are as under:
- No need to prepare Cash flow statement as part of financial statement.
- Where other companies require providing details of remuneration to directors and key managerial personnel, small companies are required to provide details of the only aggregate amount of remuneration drawn by directors in its Annual Return.
- Mandatory rotation of auditor not required.
- An Auditor of small companies is not required to report on the adequacy of the internal financial controls and its operating effectiveness in the auditor’s report.
- Hold only two board meetings in a year.
- Annual Return of the company can be signed by the Company Secretary, or where there is no company secretary, by a single director of the company.
- Lesser penalties for Small Companies.
- Lesser filing fees for Small Companies.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 186.72 Cr
Over 2.47 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 11,860
1,247 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.76%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 0.34%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 186.72 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,27,79,246 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 2.47 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards. 1,85,860 precaution doses have been administered so far.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10404423
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2nd Dose
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10009004
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Precaution Dose
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4614590
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|
FLWs
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|
1st Dose
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18414423
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2nd Dose
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17527063
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Precaution Dose
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7174576
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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24706692
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2nd Dose
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469519
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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57928041
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2nd Dose
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40600205
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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555304803
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2nd Dose
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473277032
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Precaution Dose
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41778
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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202857576
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2nd Dose
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186912781
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Precaution Dose
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144082
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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126818941
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2nd Dose
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116427786
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Precaution Dose
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13582550
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Precaution Dose
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2,55,57,576
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Total
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1,86,72,15,865
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 11,860. Active cases now constitute 0.03% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.76%. 928 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,25,11,701.
1,247 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 4,01,909 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 83.25 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.34% and the Daily Positivity rate is also reported to be 0.31%.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
100 bedded Rehabilitation Annex Building and statue of Swami Vivekanand and Therapeutic Park will be Inaugurated tomarrow at Cuttack, Odisha
Under the chairmanship of Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Cabinet Minister for Education & Skill Development and entrepreneurship, and in the presence of Dr. Virendra Kumar, Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India and Shri J. P. Nadda, Member of Parliament to inaugurate a newly constructed 100 bedded Rehabilitation Annex Building, unveiling the statute of Swami Vivekanand, Therapeutic Park on 30 September 2022 at Cuttack, Odisha followed by distribution of aids & assistive devices to the PwDs.
The building is a four storied frame structure with pile foundation with a total floor area of 3284 sqm . The building is fully air conditioned with bed lift and ramp facilities. It has a capacity of total 100 beds . The facilities include over head water tanks, peripheral road for fire vehicle movement, fire alarm & fire fighting systems, 250 KVA sub-station and 125 KVA DG set etc.
The extension of the existing hospital in the name of “Rehabilitation Annex Building”, will immensely help the persons with disabilities struggling to get an indoor bed. The number of deformity corrective surgery would certainly increase to a remarkable level as more and more number of cases can get a chance for admission. The number and quality of therapeutic services would improve. SVNIRTAR would achieve a new milestone with respect to comprehensive rehabilitation services for a person with disabilities.
Prime Minister's Office
PM Thanks People For Expressing Gratitude Towards Those Fighting Coronavirus
‘Beginning of the victory march’: PM
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today thanked the people for expressing gratitude towards those who are at the forefront of the battle against Coronavirus. In a series of tweets, PM wrote “The country thanked each person who led the fight against the Coronavirus. Many thanks to the countrymen.”
The Prime Minister added that the event marked the beginning of the nation's victory in a long battle against the COVID-19 menace. He urged the people to bind themselves to the principle of social distancing with the same resolve and restraint.